Food for Fines at Phoenix Public Library

April 12, 2014 - April 26, 2014

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Trade food to eliminate your library fines at Phoenix Public Library locations during Food for Fines!

National Library Week 2014 is April 13 to April 19 and the Phoenix Public Libraries is celebrating by once again helping you get out of debt – at least when it comes to overdue books.

Yes, it’s the time of year you’ve been waiting for! Come into any of 13 Phoenix Public Library locations from April 12 to April 26 with canned or non-perishable food items for St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance and the library will wipe out any outstanding fines.

During “Food for Fines,” you’ll receive a 50-cent credit per canned or non-perishable food toward your library fines. For the second straight year, Phoenix Public Libraries have decided to raise the maximum total of fines that can be paid with donated food from $50 to as much as $75! And also this year, “Food for Fines” will also apply not only to outstanding fines but to lost items or collections as well!

The program has collected a record 41,000 pounds of food for Arizona’s hungry last year – so we know you’ve been waiting for this chance to come correct with your favorite librarian! The library branches taking part in the “Food for Fines” program that benefit St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance include:

Burton Barr Main Branch - 1221 North Central Avenue, Phoenix

Agave - 23550 North 36th Avenue, Phoenix

Cesar Chavez - 3635 West Baseline Road, Laveen

Century - 1750 East Highland Avenue, Phoenix

Cholla - 10050 Metro Parkway East, Phoenix

Desert Sage - 7602 West Encanto Boulevard, Phoenix

Harmon - 1325 South 5th Avenue, Phoenix

Ironwood - 4333 East Chandler Boulevard, Phoenix, AZ

Ocotillo – 102 West Southern Avenue, Phoenix AZ

Palo Verde - 4402 North 51st Avenue, Phoenix, AZ

Saguaro - 2808 North 46th Street, Phoenix, AZ

South Mountain – 7050 S. 24th Street, Phoenix, AZ

Yucca - 5648 North 15th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ

For more information on “Food for Fines” or for a listing of the new Phoenix Library operating hours, log on to www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org.